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					<span class="listtitle">Industry Associations</span>
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.apawood.org/">APA - The Engineered Wood Association</a><br />
							Formerly called "The American Plywood Association", this organization did much of the early
							research on shear walls and continues to perform tests and research. A wealth of information,
							much of it available for free download as PDF's.
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.afandpa.org/">American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA)</a><br />
							This organization publishes the "National Design Specification for Wood Construction", which
							most model codes adopt for their chapter on wood construction.
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.awc.org/technical/index.html#Shearwalls">American Wood Council</a><br />
							A sister (or maybe daughter) organization of the AF&PA.
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					<span class="listtitle">Research Organizations</span>
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.atcouncil.org/">Applied Technology Council</a><br />
							Geared more toward high-rise and commercial construction, but they do have an
							<a href="http://www.atcouncil.org/pdfs/jobaid1.pdf">Inspection Checklist</a>
							for wood-framed shear walls (make sure you have plenty of yellow ink before you print it)
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.eeri.org/cds_publications/catalog/index.php?cPath=22&osCsid=4915b6fe998eb11fe5fcb75758e5b3b5">Earthquake Engineering Research Institute</a><br />
							Sells the video "Resisting the Forces of Earthquakes"
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					<span class="listtitle">Government Agencies</span>
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.abag.ca.gov/">Association of Bay Area Governments (San Francisco area)</a><br />
							Lots of good information on earthquake preparedness and strengthening of existing buildings.
							<a href="http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/fixit/ch3/sld001.htm">Slide show</a> of shear
							walls--note that some of the figures show shear wall installations that do not reflect
							best engineering practices. Some good images of earthquake damage.
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/">United States Geological Survey</a><br />
							These are the people who tell you where and how big an earthquake was, for almost any earthquake
							in the world.
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/">California Department of Geology</a><br />
							Information on California earthquake faults and more
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					<span class="listtitle">Other Organizations</span>
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.iccsafe.org/">International Code Council</a><br />
							In addition to publishing the International Code series, they also offer many other publications
							(but not free shipping!) and links to Evaluation Reports for thousands of building products.
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.mcvicker.com/">McVicker Associates</a><br />
							A structural engineer's website with lots of information on wood-frame construction. Also a section
							on <a href="http://www.mcvicker.com/vwall/page001.htm">shear walls</a>.
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.structuralist.net/">Structuralist.net</a><br />
							An ongoing project by a dedicated engineer "providing education of professionals and the public to
							improve design and construction quality".
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.cclcc.com/tb12196.html">CCL Construction Consultants</a><br />
							Construction defect avoidance and how to document construction quality to protect yourself in case
							of a lawsuit.
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					<span class="listtitle">Tie-Downs, Connectors and other Hardware</span>
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.comminsmfg.com/">Commins Manufacturing</a><br />
							Shrinkage-compensating devices
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.holdown.com/">InQuest Engineering</a><br />
							Shrinkage-compensating devices and high-capacity continuous tie-down systems
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.kcmetals.com/">K-C Metals</a><br />
							Tie-downs, straps and other hardware
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.strongtie.com/">Simpson Strong-Tie</a><br />
							Tie-downs, straps and other hardware<br />
							Shrinkage-compensating devices
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.uspconnectors.com/">USP Lumber Connectors</a><br />
							Tie-downs, straps and other hardware
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.zonefour.com/">Zone Four</a><br />
							Shrinkage-compensating devices (mfrd. by Commins) and high-capacity continuous tie-down systems
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.ronlbishop.com/">Ron L. Bishop Associates</a><br />
							Source for Seismic Solutions product line, specialized adhesives, concrete patching compounds
							and more, plus expert application advice
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					<span class="listtitle">Prefabricated Shear Walls or Bracing Panels</span>
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.z-wall.net/">E Z Tech</a><br />
							"Z-Wall" (diagonally braced steel frame)
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.shearmax.com/">Shear Transfer Systems</a><br />
							"Shear Max" Panel (wood studs with OSB face panel)
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.hardyframe.com/">Simplified Structural Systems</a><br />
							"Hardy-Frame" (diagonally braced steel stud panel) and "Hardy-Panel" (steel studs with sheet
							metal face panel)
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.strongtie.com/strongwall.html?source=hpmain">Simpson Strong-Tie</a><br />
							"Strong-Wall" (wood studs with OSB face panel)
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.trusjoist.com/">Trus-Joist</a><br />
							"TJ-Shear" Panel (engineered wood panel)
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					<span class="listtitle">Specialty Items</span>
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							<a class="listitemtitle" href="http://www.bostitch.com/xhtml/literature/AD4101_SheatherPlus_Broch.pdf">Sheather-Plus nails</a><br />
							Brochure for Stanley-Bostich nails
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